Mira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin words for "wonder" and "wonderful." In the various Slavic languages, it means "peace" and is often used as part of a longer name, such as Miroslava (masculine form: Miroslav) or Sławomira (masculine form: Sławomir). In Albanian language, it means "goodness" or "kindness". In Sanskrit, it means "ocean", "sea", "limit" or "boundary" In Hebrew, it is a derivative of Miriam or the female equivalent of Meir, meaning light.
It is distinct from "Myra" which has a different origin.
People with the given name include:
Mira Aroyo (born 1977), Bulgarian musicianMira Awad (born 1975), Israeli-Arab actress and musicianMira Bai or Meera (1498–1547), Hindu mystical singer and poetMira Craig (born 1982), Norwegian R&B singer and songwriterMíra Emberovics (born 1988), Hungarian handball playerMira Furlan (born 1955), Croatian actress and singerMira Golubović (born 1976), Serbian retired professional volleyball playerMira Gonzalez (born 1992), American poetMira Konçi (born 1973), Albanian singer and songwriterMira Kuś (born 1958), Polish poet and journalistMira Lesmana (born 1964), Indonesian songwriter, film director and producerMira Leung (born 1989), Canadian retired figure skaterMira Mihelič (1912-1985), Slovene writer and translatorMira Nair (born 1957), Indian-American film directorMira Sorvino (born 1967), American actressMira Topić (born 1983), Croatian volleyball playerMira W. (Widjaja) (born 1951), Indonesian authorMira Zimińska (1901-1997), Polish actress